When
the Lord established the
heavens, wisdom was there.
Proverbs 8:22-31
The
disorder of our lives keeps us
from peace. We race from one
event to the next. Emergencies
keep us from getting done the
work we had planned to do. Our
homes need a little more
straightening. Our children
need a little more attention.
It can
be hard to appreciate the order
of the world around us - the
rhythm of the sun as it gently
runs its course, the miracle of
plants as they open with new
life, the comfort of the wind
as it cools and refreshes. The
cycle of life and death,
although it brings chaos to
individual lives, is well
ordered, and the world passes
from generation to generation.
That
order is the wisdom of God. The
wisdom of God speaks in the
book of Proverbs: “When the
Lord established the heavens, I
was there.” God’s wisdom
predates creation. God’s wisdom
assisted in creation. Creation
works because of God’s wisdom.
God’s wisdom continues to work
around the world and within us.
The
disorder of our lives may keep
us from sensing the wisdom of
God, but wisdom is there. God
created us in wisdom, ordered
our bodies and gave us health,
implanted within us a desire to
know our creator, and nurtures
us in our hunger for charity.
Even when we are busy, even
when we are unaware, God’s
wisdom is at work, keeping the
pace of our hectic lives.
